Jane Austen. A Concise Biography
Description
This installment of the Famous Authors series offers overviews of Jane Austen's life and works. The video profiles Austen's family and their connections to England's society. Austen, born in 1775 and raised in the rectory of Steventon, had five brothers and a sister, all known for their cleverness and humor. She had no formal education but was well-read and came to admire Fanny Burney, Samuel Johnson, and Henry Fielding. Austen spent much time in Bath with her sister Cassandra and family, and the social manners and conventions of her time became the substance of her satiric and ironic writing.
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32 min
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Date of Publication
[2011], c2005
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Films on Demand
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